Constituency Profile
This vast rural seat north of Lincoln is named after the small market town at its western boundary. Market Rasen, best known for its racecourse, is the largest town to the east. Regeneration projects are attempting to reduce pockets of severe deprivation in the constituency, but most of the area is affluent, albeit isolated. Though arable farming dominates the landscape, agriculture is in decline and the service sector dominates. The seat has elected Conservative MPs since 1924.
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